Stretch is a

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People

* Stretch Johnson (1915–2002), American tap dancer and social activist *

Seantavius Jones Seantavius Jones (born August 9, 1992) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Jefes de Ciudad Juárez of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). Before that he was a member of the Ottawa Redblacks, of the Canadian F ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Stretch Kontelj Srechko Jernej "Stretch" Kontelj, (born 1961) is the mayor of the City of Greater Geelong and former Councillor of the city. Early life and education Kontelj was born in Geelong, the son of newly arrived migrants from Slovenia. He holds degr ...

(born 1961), Australian politician *

Alvin Martin Alvin Edward Martin (born 29 July 1958) is an English football manager, former professional footballer and pundit. As a player, he was a defender, playing most of his footballing career for West Ham United he appeared in 598 games for them, sc ...

(born 1958), English footballer *

Willie McCovey Willie Lee McCovey (January 10, 1938 – October 31, 2018), nicknamed "Stretch" and "Willie Mac", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1959 to 1980, most notably as a member of ...

(1938–2018), American baseball player *

Stretch Miller Campbell A. "Stretch" Miller (March 15, 1910 – October 25, 1972) was an American sportscaster who worked for eight years as a play-by-play announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals. Earlier in his career, Miller broadcast Illinois State Normal Un ...

(1910–1972), American sports broadcaster *

Stretch Murphy Charles Carroll "Stretch" Murphy (April 10, 1907 – August 17, 1992) was an American basketball player. He played competitive basketball at Marion High School (1922–26), located in Marion, Indiana. The All-State player led his school ...

(1907–1992), American basketball player *

Jake Pelkington John Francis Robert "Jake" Pelkington Jr. (January 3, 1916 – May 1, 1982) was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball League (1925–55), American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (United States) ...

(1916–1982), American basketball player *

Jack Phillips (first baseman) Jack Dorn Phillips (September 6, 1921 – August 30, 2009) was an American professional baseball player whose career extended from 1943 to 1959. In the Major Leagues, he was a backup first baseman who played for three different teams between t ...

(1921–2009), American baseball player *

Howie Schultz Howard Henry Schultz (July 3, 1922 – October 30, 2009), nicknamed "Stretch" and "Steeple", was an American baseball and basketball player from St. Paul, Minnesota. Schultz won an NBA title with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1952. Schultz played in ...

(1922–2009), American baseball and basketball player * Ron Tompkins (1944–2023), American baseball pitcher * Augie Vander Meulen (1909–1993), American basketball player

Fictional characters

* Vanita "Stretch" Brock, the protagonist of ''

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' (also known as ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2'') is a 1986 American black comedy slasher film co-composed and directed by Tobe Hooper, and written by L. M. Kit Carson. It is the sequel to ''The Texas Cha ...

'', played by Caroline Williams * Stretch Cunningham, a recurring character in the TV series ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American sitcoms in the United States, sitcom television series that aired on CBS for nine seasons from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979, with a total of 205 episodes. It was later produced as ''Archie Bunker's Pla ...

'' * Stretch Snodgrass, in the radio/TV series ''

Our Miss Brooks ''Our Miss Brooks'' is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high-school English teacher. It began as a Old Time Radio, radio show broadcast on CBS from 1948 to 1957. When the show was adapted to television (1952–56), it became ...

People

Fictional characters

See also